Great Elm Capital (GECC) Competitors

Barings Corporate Investors (NYSE:MCI) and Great Elm Capital (NASDAQ:GECC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation.

Does the media prefer MCI or GECC?

In the previous week, Great Elm Capital had 2 more articles in the media than Barings Corporate Investors. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Great Elm Capital and 3 mentions for Barings Corporate Investors. Barings Corporate Investors' average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Great Elm Capital's score of 1.01 indicating that Barings Corporate Investors is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Barings Corporate Investors	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Great Elm Capital	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MCI or GECC?

Great Elm Capital received 4 more outperform votes than Barings Corporate Investors when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.65% of users gave Barings Corporate Investors an outperform vote while only 65.65% of users gave Great Elm Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Barings Corporate Investors	Outperform Votes 233 75.65%	Underperform Votes 75 24.35%
Great Elm Capital	Outperform Votes 237 65.65%	Underperform Votes 124 34.35%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MCI or GECC?

38.8% of Great Elm Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Barings Corporate Investors shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Great Elm Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MCI or GECC?

Great Elm Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Barings Corporate Investors.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barings Corporate Investors	$37.92M	11.03	N/A	N/A	N/A
Great Elm Capital	$8.51M	13.52	$25.33M	$0.31	32.13

Which has more volatility & risk, MCI or GECC?

Barings Corporate Investors has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Elm Capital has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MCI or GECC a better dividend stock?

Barings Corporate Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Great Elm Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.9%. Great Elm Capital pays out 477.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is MCI or GECC more profitable?

Great Elm Capital has a net margin of 15.00% compared to Barings Corporate Investors' net margin of 0.00%. Great Elm Capital's return on equity of 11.60% beat Barings Corporate Investors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barings Corporate Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A
Great Elm Capital	15.00%	11.60%	4.25%

Summary

Great Elm Capital beats Barings Corporate Investors on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.